M-type star · red dwarf
Barnard's star
3195 K
temperature
0.18 R☉
radius
0.16 M☉
mass
0.004 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 6.0 ly away
At light speed, about 6 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.55×
as hot as the Sun
0.18×
the Sun's width
0.16×
the Sun's mass
0.004×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →Barnard dRocky world · ESI 0.530.69 R⊕ · 2.3 days year
- Explore →Barnard bRocky world · ESI 0.590.72 R⊕ · 3.2 days year
- Explore →Barnard cRocky world · ESI 0.640.74 R⊕ · 4.1 days year
- Explore →Barnard eRocky world · ESI 0.700.64 R⊕ · 6.7 days year
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Zoom out: system → (soon) galaxy arm, and the host black hole at the galaxy's heart.
Can you see it tonight?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 9.5To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Barnard's star's temperature, not a photograph.